Quantitative Study of Tobacco Facts Designed to Inform Youth Tobacco Prevention Messaging

Quantitative Study of Tobacco Facts Designed to Inform Youth Tobacco Prevention Messaging

Attachment E6: AI/AN Cigarette and E-Cigarette Facts

Cigarettes

Addiction:

• People who start smoking as teens are more likely to get addicted to nicotine and become lifelong smokers.

• Teens' brains are still developing, which can make it easier for them to get addicted to nicotine.

Health Effects:

• Smoking can harm nearly every part of your body.

• From cigarettes, cigarillos, and little cigars, to chew, dip and hookah, there’s no such thing as safe tobacco.

• All tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigarillos, little cigars, chew, dip and hookah, can lead to nicotine addiction.

• All tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigarillos, little cigars, chew, dip, and hookah, contain toxic, cancer-causing chemicals that can cause serious health problems.

• Teens who smoke may develop smaller, weaker lungs that never grow to their potential size and never perform at maximum capacity.

HPHCs:

• Acrolein is a chemical found in cigarette smoke and it can cause irreversible lung damage.

• Ammonia is a chemical found in household cleaning products and cigarette smoke.

• Benzene is a chemical found in crude oil, gasoline, diesel exhaust, and cigarette smoke.

• Beryllium is a chemical found in chemical weapons, reactors, and cigarette smoke.

• Butane is a chemical found in fuel gas and cigarette smoke.

• Cadmium is a chemical found in batteries and cigarette smoke.

• Carbon monoxide is a chemical that is found in cigarette smoke and car exhaust.

• Formaldehyde is a chemical used to embalm dead bodies. It is also found in cigarette smoke.

• Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical used in rat poison, insecticide, and chemical weapons. It is also found in cigarette smoke.

• Lead is a chemical that was once used in paint. It is also found in cigarette smoke.

• Toluene is a chemical found in paint thinner and cigarette smoke.

Mortality:

• Smokers are estimated to lose at least 10 years of life.

Social Norms and Myths:

• If a teen smokes, it is more likely that their younger siblings will smoke too.

Environmental Impact:

• Harmful chemicals that hurt human health, wildlife, and water supplies are released from cigar/cigarette butt waste into the environment.

• Cigar/cigarette butts and packaging contribute to the millions of tons of litter and trash heaps across America.

E-cigarettes

HPHCs:

• Vapes can deliver toxic metal particles, like nickel, lead, and chromium into your lungs

• Vapes contain toxic chemicals, even when they do not contain nicotine.

• Teens who use vape may be exposed to toxic chemicals such as:

  • acrylonitrile

  • acrolein

  • propylene oxide

  • acrylamide

  • crotonaldehyde

• Vaping can expose you to similar amounts of nicotine as traditional cigarettes.

• Vapes produce more than just water vapor.

• Some of the chemicals found in cigarette smoke like formaldehyde and acrolein are also found in some e-cigarette aerosols. Inhaling these chemicals can cause irreversible lung damage.

Health Effects:

• Vaping may be harmful to your lungs.

• Vapes haven't been fully studied, so the potential health risks to users are unknown.